Tony Jiménez has over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, operator, and venture capitalist. As Managing Partner at Medina Ventures, Tony is a member of the Investment Committee, identifies investment opportunities, responsible for overseeing the fund’s operations, working with portfolio company founders, and portfolio management.  Previously, Tony was Managing Director at Medina Capital, a growth capital fund focused on buyout opportunities in Cybersecurity & IT infrastructure. As MD at Medina Capital, Tony was responsible for operational functions of the fund including financial, regulatory compliance & investor relations. Tony is also actively involved in Medina’s portfolio company, eMerge Americas, the premier early-stage technology accelerator in the Southeast USA & Latin America. As an advisor to eMerge, he supports founders on scaling businesses, capital markets, and go-to-market strategies. Prior to Medina, Tony was a Principal at Richmond Global Ventures, a global VC fund focused on early-stage platform technologies. At Richmond, Tony supported the GP in all aspects including identifying investment opportunities, deal analysis, monitoring portcos & investor relations. As an entrepreneur Tony has co-founded various companies. Most recently, he co-founded JOI, the World’s most sustainable plant-based milk brand. As Chairman & CFO, Tony developed and created a new category within the plant-based CPG industry & the company continues to grow today throughout the USA. Tony is a Co-Founder & past Chairman of Roots of Hope, an advocacy non-profit that built an international network of thousands of students across university campuses & young professionals in the USA, Latin America & Europe. In 2009, Tony assisted 17-time Grammy winner, Juanes, organize the historic Peace Without Borders concert in Havana that attracted 1.2 million Cubans, making it the largest independently organized event in Cuba’s history at the time.    Tony began his career in Washington, D.C. working on a successful Presidential campaign. Additionally, he supported the White House political affairs office as a staff aide. In 2005, Tony was appointed as a special advisor to Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez (former CEO of The Kellogg Company) serving as a member of the Secretary’s communications team & assisted on International trade missions. Tony has a Bachelors from the University of Florida and an M.B.A. in Design Strategy from California College of the Arts in San Francisco, CA. Tony and his wife, Melissa, are parents of 5 children and live in Miami, FL.